Window-cleaner&#39;s seat



Apr. l0, 1923. 1,451,076 v H. Lol-:FFE

WINDOW CLEANER S SEAT Filed July 18, 1921 Patented Apr. 10, 1923.

WINDOW-CLEANERS SEAT.

T70;A @fiom may conce/m2' lBe.; it. known ,thatvl',y Louis H. Lonrrn, 4a

' citizen oftheUnitedStates,- and residing at A ficaton.

StfLouis,"4 Missouri, Ihave inventedA thel new and useful Improvementin Window-Clean. ers.-V Seats5 of which theioilowing is a speci- This invention: relatesto window seats suc-h as are-used by' window cleaners ,to insnrefoomfort and safety 1 when sitting on the outside otttherwindowl sill to Aclean the windOW/I' n ,i L. 'One of thefobjects of' this invention is to provide a window/seat which shall be quickly and easilyappliedfto the-Window sill and securely fixed thereto.'

Anotherfobject of this invention isf-tto provide a "window seat\which can be easily and quickly detached and'folded up into a oom-l pact form so as to be easily portable.

Another object of this invention is to pro vide a window seat which will be cheap and simple to manufacture and which shall be safe and effective in use and comfortable to the user.

Further objects will appear from the detail description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure lis a front elevation of a window seat embodying this invention;

ligure 2 is a side elevation of the same; an

Figure 3 is a portion of the device shown in plan.

With reference to the accompanying drawing, the seat comprises a folding frame consisting of a horizontal part comprising a pair of tubular members 1 properly framed together by cross-braces and hinged at 2 to an upright part comprising a tubular frame 3 carrying the seat back 4. Mounted on each tubular member 1 is a downwardly extend A ing foot 5 adapted to rest upon the outer sill 6. Pvoted at 7 to the foot 5 is a rearwardly extending hook adapted to engage the outside of the sill 6 and having an extension engaged by a tension-spring 9 and fixed at its other end to a fitting 10 on the end of the tubular member 1.

Passing through the tubular members 1 are a pair of rods 11 joined at the front by a cross rod 12 and provided with a pair of hooks 13 adapted to take over the bead on the inner Sill so as to engage the inner face of the sill. A manipulative handle 14 may be attached tothe cross-rod 12. A pair of tension springs' 15! are attached f atoneend to the cross-rod 12 and at the otherfto'rfthe" trame adjacent the' foot '5. VThese' springs tendto movefthe rods 11 rearwardly through the tubular membersil, thereby carrying the hooks; 13 rearwardly'soas'` to eXertayield-f ing pressurevon .theginner sill to1r'etain= said hooks lin engagement"therewi-thw v Mounted on each tubularomemberi1fare two lugs 16` anda lzspaced fromy one'aliother and'.havingiholesdrilledtherethrough to rezg ceive one leg of albent'rod 18, theother'leg oi'whieh may be turnedl sideways andsetat an angle 1n such-'a position: astto engage the side :frames ofithe window'astillustratedin Figure The liugfiv is ,provided with .a`

clamping s'crew1f19 toclamp the yro'di18v =i11 adjusted position@ T he 'tubula-rfvmember llis i provi'dedwith .a similar clamping-screw@ so as to clamp the rod 11 securely in position after properly mounting the seaton the sill.

A seat 21 is provided properly attached to the horizontal frame and the back 4 to the upright frame 3 so as to accommodate the sitter. A pair of toggle-levers 22 connects the horizontal frame with the vertical framel 3 on each side.

In operation the seat is applied to the window sill with the clamping screw 20 loosened. This allows the rods 11 to play back and forth through the tubular members 1. The seat is placed upon the outer sill so that the foot 5 rests upon the sill f and the hook 8 engages the outside thereof. The foot 5 and the hook 8 together form an abutment which is adapted to rest upon the outer sill and engage the outside thereof and against which the tension of the springs 9 and 15 operates. These springs move the hooks 13 into yielding engagement with the inner sill. By this means the seat may be quickly and securely set in position and engaged with the sill, after which the clamping screws 2O are tightened so as to-secure such engagement and render the seat absolutely rigid and secure against displacement. The rods 18 may now be adjusted to proper engagement with the window framesand the clamping screws 19 tightened to secure them in such adjustment.

The seat may be quickly removed by loosening the screws 19 and 20, breaking the toggle 22 so as vto fold the back 4 down upon the seat 21, turning the rods 18 inwardly to folded osition across the front of the seat and t en by grasping the handle 14,

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pulling .the hooks 13rl .out of engagement `|with the innery sill and'4 lifting thefseatpif ofgthe sill.

It is obvious that variousrtchangesvmay be made in details of construction'Without'de parting from the spirit of this iniffiltxli;1

it is, therefore, to be understoodthat this invention is not to be limi-ted,tothel specific details shown and described.

vHaving thus. described?tliezinvention, what isclaimediis: 5' 5^" v Window seat,` comprising, a frame adaptedk to supportthe sea-t, :a'nyieldingabub `Inenti'1nountedfp yon said fr-ame v, andad apted-'to engagefitheouter sill, securing mean'sa'daptied .ifto-engagel the,A innerl` sill, -andvmeansk for yieldingly retaining said-,securing means in' 'such iengagement.f'=`---Y 22a-A Windowfseat, comprising, a frame adapted to Asupport:`thefseat?7 *anvabutment kmounted. onsaid framegzandadaptedto en# gageV the:l outer sill, securingfmeans `adapted vto vengageV the inner` sill, "means Ifor yield# ingly retaining said; securing-means in en; gagemengfand means fori-damping "said gse:-y eliringmeansinengagedposition. l*

\3. A-Windowvseatgfbomprising, a frame mountedon said frameand adaptedto rest upon the outer :sillandfto engage'tlie outside thereof, a hook adapted to engage the inner sill,springmeansl for maintaining said abut ment and' 'said hoolin engagement with the sill, andaelamp adapted to secure said enga-gement.

ALMA, Window seat, comprising, a frame adapted to support the seat, an abutment mounted on said'fframe and:adapt,ed'rto.enl gage the outer. sill,v securing means; adapted to `engage-.the vinner sill', means for "yields inglynretaining said iseeuringmeansf in [such engagement, and .Ja member vengaging the in'-A n'er: Window frame adaptedto prevent* tipa ping of the seat. e 52? llr-.Aa Windows-seat, comprising, a frame adapted to= supportwthe seat; anvabutment mounted. on"` said :frame: and aiadaptednto fen? gage the outer sill;` securingmeans:adapted-v to engage the inner sill, means for yieldingly retaining said.l securingy means 1n ysuoli-l engagement, andi-an ad-j ustablenmemberengag vent tipping of the seat; x o

In testimony, Vwhereof I. valiiiamy,-signature this 18th-day ofJune,1921.` I 1 Y 'i r 'LOUISH..VIt(),E1`".;FEk

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